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to participate as a vendor. The market runs every Thursday evening from 5 - 7 p.m. June 16 – Aug. 18. The market is located on the campus of Gordon Hospital at 1035 Red Bud Road NE. For vendor information, call 706- 8795850, or email denise. rustad@ahss.org.

Week of July 24

Victory Fellowship Center's School Supply Giveaway will be held Saturday, July 30 from 9 a.m. until noon. Free school supplies, gently used clothing while supplies last! Located at 925 Ooothcalooga St, Calhoun, GA. The student must be present to receive supplies. From more information contact the church office at 706- 625- 1106.

There will be a benefit held July 30, 2016 at the Oostanaula Community Clubhouse located at 1595 SW, Oostabaula Bend Road, west of Calhoun off Hwy 156. Home cooked meal $ 6.00 includes a drink and dessert. Meal served between 5 – 6 p.m. Cakewalk, oldfashioned gospel singing, auction. All proceeds will go toward building Salacoa Creek Baptist Church, located at Hwy. 156 between 1- 75 & Hwy 411. The church, presently has services at 210 Hood St., Calhoun, GA. For more info contact Earl at 678-767-7240 or Pastor Sammy Hall at 770- 881- 0201.

Bar- B- Que Dinner with Fixings at Campbell Hall next to the American Legion in Calhoun on Saturday, July 30, 2016, beginning at 11 a.m. Hosted by Sugar Valley Lodge # 733. $ 7.00 donation per plate. All proceeds benefit needy families! Eat in or carry out.

Week of July 31

Gordon County Senior Center Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Located at Calhoun First Methodist Church Activity Center. BBQ Plates, backed beans, coleslaw, $6 per plate. Come out and help support our program!

Week of Aug. 7

Alzheimer's Café on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 from 11 a.m. – 1 p. m. at First Baptist Church Ellijay - 164 Dalton Street. Topics: The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease Effective Communication. Speakers - Susan Greene, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. Registration is free, but required. Lunch is provided. Please call 800272- 3900 to register!

Gordon Optimist Club’s Sarah Williams Memorial Mud Volleyball Tournament to be held Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 at the Calhoun Recreation Facility on McDaniel Station Road. To enter a team, sponsor the event, or for more information, e-mail robertnwilliams@ att. net.

Week of Aug. 21

The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission’s Area Agency on Aging will hold its Quarterly Meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016 at the Thornton Recreation Center, 102 North Floyd Park Road, Rome, Ga 30165 ( across from Armuchee High School on Highway 27 North). The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public.

Notices

Tallatoona Community Action Partnership is funding GED testing for lowincome individuals and families. To find out more about the GED testing program, contact the office in the county where you reside: Floyd, 706- 2957124; Bartow, 770- 3824222; Polk, 770- 748- 1675; Gordon, 706- 629- 2333; Paulding, 770-943-5085; Douglas, 770- 949- 6339; Haralson, 770-537-8800. Cobb County residents should contact the Bartow office.

Fairmount Library is now located inside of City Hall on the second floor. Story time is held every second Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. and New Horizon Book Club is held on the second Thursday of the month. For more information call 706337- 5306.

The Red Bud Cardinal Alumni Association meets quarterly. All Alumni of Red Bud Schools are encouraged to attend. You did not have to graduate in order to be a member. Annual dues are $20 per year. Please watch the Red Bud High School Facebook page for important information and meeting dates and times. You may contact us at redbudreunion@ yahoo. com with any questions.

Story times at the Calhoun-Gordon County Library, 100 N. Park Ave. in Calhoun, are 10: 30 a.m. on Thursdays.

The Red Bud Cardinal Alumni Association will meet on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Sonoraville Recreation Department. All Alumni of Red Bud Schools are encouraged to attend. Annual dues are $ 20 per year. Please watch the Red Bud High School Facebook page for important information or any meeting changes. You may contact us at redbudreunion@ yahoo. com with any questions.

Action Ministries Housing is accepting applications for a transitional home. A singlefamily home in Gordon County is now available for up to two years. For more information or to refer a family, email Rebecca Hickom at rhickom@ actionministries. net or call 404862- 1821.

Emergency Repair of Gas Furnaces and Gas Water Heaters: Low-income seniors, 65 and older, who own and live in their home, may be eligible for repairs help and assistance. Contact Bruce Walters, Tallatoona Community Action Partnership, 770- 382- 5388, ext. 106.

The Gordon County Nutrition Site would like to invite seniors ages 60 and over to come to the senior center, located at 150 Cambridge Court Monday–Friday at 11:30 a. m. for a nutritious meal. The meal is free of charge. For more information, please contact Ann Bradford, Nutrition Site Manager at 706- 629- 0392.

The Rome Chapter 525 of The Military Order of the Purple Heart meets the first Monday of the month at the senior citizens center on the Kingston Hwy in Rome at 1900 hours. Anyone who has been awarded the Purple Heart is eligible for membership and is invited to attend the meeting and join the organization. For more information, contact Mel Hibbard at 706-2320184 or Verne Hoover at 706- 234- 0155.

ABATE (American Bikers Active Toward Education) of Georgia District 1, a nonprofit organization, serving nine counties including Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens, Fannin, Whitfield and Murray, will meet at 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at Logan’s Road House in Dalton. For more information log on to the website www. abategad1. org or call Heidi Stockwell at 706- 217- 8317.

Georgia Toastmasters is looking for past Toastmasters living in the CalhounDalton area who would be interested in helping us rebuild one of our clubs in the area. This area is ripe for a few Toastmasters clubs and you can be part of the team that helps bring this to your community. The toastmasters will have meetings beginning at 6: 30 p. m. on every first and third Monday of every month at City of Calhoun Recreation Department, 601 South River Street, Calhoun. If you are a former Toastmaster, or are interested in being part of a Toastmaster club, please call Jo Kelly at 678- 524- 8408 or email at JoKelly0@bellsouth. net. Gordon County Parks and Recreation would like to invite you to take part in its fitness program. All classes are held at the Sonoraville Recreation Complex in the Fitness Center and are held on a continuous, monthto- month basis. Class days and times are as follows: Step Aerobics Class - Monday, 6 p.m. until 7 p. m. Instructor: Tonya Wilbanks. Butt and Gut Class - Wednesday, 5 p. m. until 6 p. m. Instructor: Petrina Pritchett. Strength Training - Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. until 6: 30 p. m. Instructor: Petrina Pritchett/ Tonya Wilbanks. Fee Structure: Memberships are $ 20 per month to access all aerobic classes. Use of the weight room is $20 per month. To use weight room and access all aerobic classes the cost is $30 per month. Paid on a month- tomonth basis so no need for a contract.

The Gordon County Saddle Club meets the fourth Thursday of each month. The meetings will be held at the Gordon County Agricultural Service Center, 1282 Hwy 53 Spur SW Suite 200, Calhoun, Ga. 30701. Contact 770- 548- 5956 for more information.

MOMS Club of Calhoun is a new local chapter of an international nonprofit group. MOMS Club is a support group designed for the at-home mother of today. Membership is open to all moms who live in Gordon County. Events are scheduled weekdays during the day and children are welcome at all events. Mothers of any age children are welcome. The goals of the group are to provide a support group for mothers who choose to stay at home to raise their children, provide a forum for topics of interest to all mothers, to help children in the community and perform at least one service project yearly helping needy children. For more information call 706- 383- 3853 or email info@ calhounmoms. org for location and more information. Check out the webpage at www. calhounmoms.org.

YOGA classes at the Harris Arts Center are held every Wednesday evening in the upstairs Community Room. No need to register; classes are ongoing. All level yoga is from 6 p. m. until 7 p.m. on Wednesday for those with some degree of flexibility. There is a beginner yoga class from 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for everyone. The fee for each class is $8 per; pay as you go. Bring a Yoga Mat and wear comfortable clothing. Come learn yoga with senior level instructor Rhonda Shannon. Enter Harris Arts Center from the back of the building. For more information contact Shannon at 404- 310- 6967 or visit her Web site LeiHallfarm. org and click on the yoga link.

If your school, church, civic or other organization would like a representative from the Georgia State Patrol to come and speak with your group on law enforcement or public safety matters, call 706624- 1477, extensions 1 or 3. Advance notice would be greatly appreciated so someone can be scheduled.

Do you want to learn to play chess, sharpen your skills, or match wits with a worthy adversary? Come to Calhoun - Gordon County Library on the first Saturday of every month ( 10 a. m. to 3 p.m.). Everyone is welcome, regardless of the level of expertise. Children under 10 must be accompanied by a parent. If you have your own chess board, please bring it. If you have any questions, call the library at 706- 6241456. Calhoun- Gordon County Library is located at 100 N. Park Ave.

The Calhoun Adult Learning Center has so much to offer. Make the center your window to the world. Free study programs are offered during the day and evening sessions. Enroll in adult education today. Call 706- 624- 1111. The center is located on the campus of Georgia Northwestern Technical College.